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The Last Black Unicorn

TIFFANY HADDISH · Gallery Books
Pages: 288
Format: eBook

From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.

Growing up in one of the poorest...
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In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox

Carol Burnett · Crown Archetype
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show.

Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning show that made television...
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The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan

Patricia Bosworth · Harpercollins
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period.

From...

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The Book Charmer: A Novel

Karen Hawkins · Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook

The New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular MacLean Curse series crafts a charming and evocative story about a picturesque Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a magical friendship that will change their lives forever.The residents of Dove Pond, North Carolina,...
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Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother's Kitchen

Luca Dotti · Harper Design
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Enter Audrey Hepburn's private world in this unique biography compiled by her son that combines recollections, anecdotes, excerpts from her personal correspondence, drawings, and recipes for her favorite dishes written in her own hand, and more than 250 previously unpublished personal...
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South Toward Home: Adventures and Misadventures in My Native Land

Julia Reed · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In considering the pleasures and absurdities of her native culture, Julia Reed quotes another Southern writer, Willie Morris, who said, "It's the juxtapositions that get you down here." These juxtapositions are, for Julia, the soul of the South, and in her warmhearted and funny...

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Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy

Mike Love · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 436
Format: Print book

The New York Times Bestseller

Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations."...
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I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays

Tim Kreider · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

New York Times essayist and author of We Learn Nothing, Tim Kreider trains his virtuoso writing and singular power of observation on his (often befuddling) relationships with women.

Psychologists have told him he's a psychologist. Philosophers have told him he's...
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The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today

Kimberly Potts · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In celebration of the Brady Bunch's 50th anniversary, TV writer Kimberly Potts writes a Seinfeldia-like definitive history of the show that changed the family sitcom and made an indelible impact on pop culture.

There isn't a person in this country who hasn't heard of The...
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Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life: A Cookbook

Rachael Ray · Ballantine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

America's favorite self-taught cook opens up about the most memorable moments of her life in this candid memoir-inspired cookbook featuring 125 all-new recipes.

"No matter the recipe, each of us changes a dish by our own preparation of it. It's the same with stories - once...
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My Girls

TODD FISHER · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best, Todd Fisher's poignant memoir is filled with moving stories of growing up among Hollywood royalty and illustrated with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia.

In...

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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

Samantha Irby · Vintage
Pages: 275
Format: Paperback

*A New York Times Bestseller*

Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire.

With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., "bitches gotta eat" blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether...
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Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict

Max Brooks · Potomac Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The most successful film franchise of all time, Star Wars thrillingly depicts an epic multigenerational conflict fought a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But the Star Wars saga has as much to say about successful strategies and real-life warfare waged in our own time and place....
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Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era

James Bawden · University Press of Kentucky
Pages: 424
Format: Print book

James Bawden: Seeing the way people behave when they're around you, is it still fun being Cary Grant?

Cary Grant: I don't like to disappoint people. Because he's a completely made-up character and I'm playing a part. It's a part I've been playing a long time, but no way am I really...
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Experiencing Big Band Jazz: A Listener's Companion

Jeff Sultanof · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover

The era of popular music from about 1917 onward saw an explosion of creative songwriting that converged with a new sound from reed, brass, and rhythm instruments. Jazz was born, and the musical sophistication that accompanied this original sound set the stage for the prominence of arrangers,...
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